I know, right?! I love your exploration of the possibilities!
He'd have been aware this would anger most of the other noble families, but at this point, he was feuding with many anyway, so this would have been a feature, not a bug.
Ahahahaa, I laughed so hard. It's funny 'cause it's true!
I mean, yes, Fritz impressed him, but Hervey is unequestionably into him, and if Hervey is the King's father-in-law, he has both means and position to get Algarotti jobs and riches. I mean, living in Berlin, living in London, in 1740, there aren't many who'd pick Berlin/Potsdam...
Hmm. The marriage would have had to take place after Algarotti's visit to Fritz in 1739, otherwise I assume he wouldn't have gone traveling in the first place, and thus not have had to make a choice. So if you assume that timing...he might have stayed, yeah! Unless Lady Mary was driving him crazy. :P
I mean, living in Berlin, living in London, in 1740, there aren't many who'd pick Berlin/Potsdam...
Agreed. How long before Algarotti gets tired of whatever job he has in London, though? Even with August the Chill in Saxony, he didn't stay long. I think he was a "grass is greener" personality. Fritz might still have been able to win him over.
(I love the image of him leaving his luggage behind, though. I'm glad it happened that way for sheer entertainment purposes, although of course irl I'm sorry he was in for such a rude shock!)
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Re: Danish kings and their favorites: Moltke's memoirs
Date: 2023-02-21 11:15 pm (UTC)I know, right?! I love your exploration of the possibilities!
He'd have been aware this would anger most of the other noble families, but at this point, he was feuding with many anyway, so this would have been a feature, not a bug.
Ahahahaa, I laughed so hard. It's funny 'cause it's true!
I mean, yes, Fritz impressed him, but Hervey is unequestionably into him, and if Hervey is the King's father-in-law, he has both means and position to get Algarotti jobs and riches. I mean, living in Berlin, living in London, in 1740, there aren't many who'd pick Berlin/Potsdam...
Hmm. The marriage would have had to take place after Algarotti's visit to Fritz in 1739, otherwise I assume he wouldn't have gone traveling in the first place, and thus not have had to make a choice. So if you assume that timing...he might have stayed, yeah! Unless Lady Mary was driving him crazy. :P
I mean, living in Berlin, living in London, in 1740, there aren't many who'd pick Berlin/Potsdam...
Agreed. How long before Algarotti gets tired of whatever job he has in London, though? Even with August the Chill in Saxony, he didn't stay long. I think he was a "grass is greener" personality. Fritz might still have been able to win him over.
(I love the image of him leaving his luggage behind, though. I'm glad it happened that way for sheer entertainment purposes, although of course irl I'm sorry he was in for such a rude shock!)